Agribusiness has taken the principles of the assembly line and applied them to what was traditional animal husbandry. The result: the extinction of many family farms, alarming pollution rates, and increased health maladies in farming communities. This cogent two-part series challenges assumptions about the efficiency of corporate farming in the U.S. and Canada. Environmental activists, lawyers, scholars, and community members passionately confront this destructive form of agriculture and make known their ideas for fixing the problem. Original CBC broadcast title: Farm Inc. 2-part series, 46 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Corporate Agriculture: Cultivating Trouble | Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life


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